西德联邦铁路1980年的投资额为45.08亿西德马克。31.44亿将用于铁路设施,其中7.1亿用于铺设UIC 54和UIC 60重型钢轨,12.8亿用于通信信号工程,7.35亿用于人口稠密地区的短途运输,1.1亿用于电力技术设备(如电气化、牵引电流供应、电力与照明设备等),4,500万用于机务设备,4,500万用于机具,2.19亿用于其他较小工程项目。 West Germany federal railway in 1980 amounted to 4.508 billion Sodermarker. 3.144 billion will be used for railway facilities, of which 710 million will be used to lay UIC 54 and UIC 60 heavy-gauge rails, 1.28 billion to be used for communications signal engineering, 735 million to be used in short-distance transport in densely populated areas and 110 million to power technology equipment Electrification, traction current supply, power and lighting equipment, etc.), 45 million for maintenance equipment, 45 million for machinery and 219 million for other smaller projects.